car got broken into today!!!

thecook · Post by **thecook** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:46 pm

my car got broken into today!!! they broke in by shoving something under the door handle n breaking the lock...

they snapped the centre console, and ripped it out
took a lot of sutff

f**k

ppl say its coz of the car being in the hot4 mag... ppl say coz my cars been watched for a while...
fk what should i do? some ICE stuff is still there... should i re install the stuff or what... will insurance pay for the damage caused by the theft

i got 3rd party fire n theft, but entertainment system isnt covered....

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 9:25 pm

sh*t man kirby, i feel so sorry for ya man... hope the f*ckers get caught someday!

did you report to the police? where was it broken into?

didn't you have an alarm installed? that's really gotta suck balls...

Be careful ppls!

thecook · Post by **thecook** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 9:56 pm

nah i'll do it in the morning... don't think they cops can recover the stuff anyway

gotta look out on the forums for any 'cheap' stuff

yeh i had an alarm, they just broke the lock on the door by drilling hole or something through the door handle, if u look inside the hole u can see inside the door...

the bonnet was opened when i fonud it
the alarm wire was cut....

looked like pros, took only what they needed.... cut only the alarm wire, not the other wires that were hanging around it... farrrk

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 10:08 pm

sh*t man, sorry to hear what happen & this only happen 2 me not long ago 2, damit! Well cops can't do anything about it, but they might get some finger prints, & maybe (Big maybe) one day they can match the guy finger prints.

What kinda alarm had u got? & where did u park? So at least we know what/where to look out for.

Post by **smorison** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 10:08 pm

you should upgrade your alarm and get a second siren. i have two sirens in my car the easy to get at one is there for them to smash as soon as they do that the second one goes off. This one (not telling where it is) is impossible to get at.

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:02 pm

It makes it far easier for your insurance claim (if you do one) if you reported the break in to the police.

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:45 pm

smorison wrote:you should upgrade your alarm and get a second siren. i have two sirens in my car the easy to get at one is there for them to smash as soon as they do that the second one goes off. This one (not telling where it is) is impossible to get at.

if you get a second siren does, the second siren sound the same? How do i do it? thansk?

becuase last time my car got broken into they cut the wires going to the alarm!

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:44 pm

So i guess your alarm isn't battery back up then rite?

What i did to my other car is i hook one inside the car & one under the bonnet as usual, but they both battery backup, so if any wire been cut, they both go off, & trust me no one can stand the alarm when it goes off inside the car, it will blow anyone ear drums out. (Which makes it illegal, but no one will ever know unless they try to break the law at the first place)

With ultra sonic/microwave running at the same time, it will go off everytime they try to get in again. As i know some of them will wait until your alarm goes off, then come back for the "good"

thecook · Post by **thecook** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 2:52 am

what if they cut the wire to the siren? cos i saw they they cut the wire for my siren

dunno exact details of alarm coz it came with car, just know that its got immobiliser too..

this was at monash caufield...

i've heard ppl having their cars getting broken into at both caufield and clayton campuses, so becareful!

i didnt have my stuff lying around, if u were just normal person, u wouldnt see anything valuable except for the headunit... but those pricks new where to look

TimmyD · Post by **TimmyD** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 6:39 am

what time in the day was it?

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 9:50 am

thecook wrote:what if they cut the wire to the siren? cos i saw they they cut the wire for my siren

If its battery backup alarm, it will go off no matter which wire they cut, there're some alarm even go off if it detect a voltage drop, but you have to check your battery every week, cause if the battery starting to die down, it will give off lots of faults alarm.

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 2:13 pm

Hey Kevin,
Do you have to install that your self or can you get an auto electician or and alarm installer to do this? I'm very curious to know more...

PS. thecook, I'm prob the 1000ths person to tell you how sorry bout your fto i am...

thecook · Post by **thecook** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 6:38 pm

thanks for the replies guys!!

it happend between 10am and 3pm

my friend was there around 1pm but he didnt see any one goin through my car...

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 6:36 pm

Boris wrote:Hey Kevin,
Do you have to install that your self or can you get an auto electician or and alarm installer to do this? I'm very curious to know more...

I got my friend did it for me, his an licence auto electician/alarm/audio installer. What do you need to know, i ask him for you.

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 12:27 am

FTO338 wrote:
Boris wrote:Hey Kevin,
Do you have to install that your self or can you get an auto electician or and alarm installer to do this? I'm very curious to know more...
I got my friend did it for me, his an licence auto electician/alarm/audio installer. What do you need to know, i ask him for you.

The bit that I was curious about was, actually the theory of how you would wire that up... I don't really want to know the specifics, maybe just the basic theory, so if you know it then i would love to know

Otherwise, don't worry! Aslong as i know that it is possible

And I will learn more about the specifics when i actually do it... learning is half the fun